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Table of Contents: eBay Tutorial
These steps should work with most online auctions that have an HTML editor.
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  • Page 1: Table of Contents

  • Page 2: Open the Auction Template

    • Unzip the auction template
    • Open the browser file
    • The auction template will look just like a web page

    Open Design Template in Browser Window


  • Page 3: Right-Click then click "view-source"

    • When you right-click over text a menu pops up
    • Click "View-Source"
    • A text file will open

    Right Click on some Text in your Design Template, then click view source.


  • Page 4: Find the image tags

    • Hold "ctrl" and press "F" (ctrl + F)
    • Find ^^ (two carrots)
    • Keep hitting F3 until you find "<--^^Image-->"

    In your HTML file, find the image tags.


  • Page 5: If you host your images on eBay

    • Delete all of the image tags (Not the comment tags):
      <img src="http://www.desacs.com/images/image_place_holder.gif">
    • Some templates have 3 image tags. So, find ^^ again to see if there are any more images that need to be deleted.

    If you host your images on eBay, delete all of the image tags.


  • Page 6: If you host your images at an image host

    • Change the image source (src).
      Example: <img src="http://img5.ranchoweb.com/test/item_name.gif">

    If you host your images somewhere else, change the image URL


  • Page 7: Save the template

    • Save the template by holding down the "ctrl" key, and pressing "s" (ctrl + S)
    • Preview the template by refreshing your open browser file

    Select all of you HTML


  • Page 8: Select and copy all of the text

    • Hold down the "ctrl" key and press "A" (ctrl + A)
    • Hold down the "ctrl" key and press "C" (ctrl + C)

    Select all of you HTML


  • Page 9: Paste the text into eBay's HTML box

    • Go to eBay and start your auction
    • When you get to your item description, click on the HTML tab
    • Click in the box
    • Hold down the "ctrl" key and press "V" (ctrl + V)

    Select all of you HTML


  • Page 10: Edit your text in eBay's "Standard" box

    • Click on the "standard" tab
    • You should now see your Auction Ad
    • Change my words into your words
    • You can now start your auction like normal

    Select all of you HTML


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